You arrive at relatives’ home with a small gift. Follow the exchange from the welcome at the door to the goodbye, keeping track of who is hosting and who is visiting.
The idea
The host says Hoş geldin to one familiar person, or Hoş geldiniz to several people or one person addressed politely. The guest replies Hoş bulduk, even when arriving alone: learn it as a set response. In this visit, Buyurun, içeri geçin invites the guests inside; Size çikolata getirdim offers the chocolate they brought. A gift is part of this example, not a requirement for every visit.
Examples
- Size çikolata getirdim.I brought you some chocolate.
- Bu çiçekler sizin için.These flowers are for you.
- Artık eve dönüyoruz.We’re heading home now.
- Hoş geldiniz, buyurun!Welcome, do come in!
- Hoş bulduk, nasılsınız?Thank you for the welcome. How are you?
- Buyurun, içeri geçin.Please, come inside.
- Çok naziksiniz, teşekkür ederim.That’s very kind of you, thank you.
- Hoşça kalın, yine görüşürüz.Goodbye, see you again.
- Güle güle, yine bekleriz.Goodbye, do visit us again.
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Watch out
Do not echo Hoş geldiniz back to your host: that would welcome the person who is already at home. Keep hoş separate in both hoş geldiniz and hoş bulduk. At the end, the departing guest can say Hoşça kalın; the host replies Güle güle.
Try it yourself
You are the host. Welcome one cousin you address informally. Choose: Hoş geldin / Hoş bulduk.
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Hoş geldin
Hoş geldin: you are at home and your cousin is arriving. You address this one familiar person with the singular form; Hoş bulduk would belong to the arriving guest.
You arrive alone and your hosts welcome you. Choose your reply: Hoş bulduk / Hoş geldiniz.
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Hoş bulduk
Hoş bulduk: you are the person being welcomed. This conventional reply works for a lone guest too; its plural ending does not mean someone else must be with you.
Complete Size çikolata ___. with getirmek in the past, for “I”: I brought you chocolate.
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getirdim
getirdim: the chocolate is already here, so you describe a completed action. Getir- takes past -di and first-person -m: you brought it.
You are leaving; your two hosts stay at home. Choose: Hoşça kalın / Güle güle.
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Hoşça kalın
Hoşça kalın: you are leaving while the two hosts remain. The ending addresses both hosts; Güle güle would be their reply to you.
Practice round
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You are the host. Welcome one cousin you address informally. Choose: Hoş geldin / Hoş bulduk.
You arrive alone and your hosts welcome you. Choose your reply: Hoş bulduk / Hoş geldiniz.
Complete Size çikolata ___. with getirmek in the past, for “I”: I brought you chocolate.
You are leaving; your two hosts stay at home. Choose: Hoşça kalın / Güle güle.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Act out a visit in pairs: welcome your guest, answer the welcome, offer a gift and say goodbye. Then swap roles. Use the plural or polite forms when addressing two hosts.